Xi becomes emperor On March 11 2018 Xi Jinping became President of China for life after constitutional changes were passed by the annual sitting of parliament, the National People’s Congress, which approved the removal of the two-term limit on the presidency. The vote was widely regarded as a rubber-stamping exercise. Xi’s natal horoscope Because Xi’s birth time […]
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It is common to hear horary astrologers use the expression void-of-course (VOC) in reference to the Moon when it makes no more aspects before it leaves its present sign. No more aspects Some astrologers say that the Moon is VOC if it doesn’t make another aspect for the radius of its orb: 13 degrees, even though
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Multiple choice questions One of the difficulties experienced by horary astrology students is how to answer questions involving multiple choices. For example, the querent wants to make a choice between two or more properties, business deals, purchases, marriage or relationship partners, travel destinations, or similar multiple-choice questions. The method described below for choosing between multiple
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The syzygy In contemporary astrology the New Moon is when the Sun and Moon are aligned, with the Sun and Earth on opposite sides of the Moon. At this time the New Moon is invisible from Earth. The alignment of the Sun and earth with the Moon in between means that the side of the
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The astrology calendar for March 2018 is set for Australia’s capital Canberra. Shown are planet transits to transits, planet ingresses, lunations, OOB (out-of-bounds) planets, and VOC moons For a personalized calendar adjusted to show exact transits to your natal horoscope contact Peter Burns. Cost $15
The Virgo full Moon on March 2nd is at 11.22 Virgo. The full Moon occurs when the Moon is drunk with the Sun’s light, and at its brightest. From this point onward it is on the wane and reaches the point of full darkness in 2 weeks on March 17 at 26 Pisces. In this
I have been reminded by Mary Trevenar Rowe that Banaby Joyce is currently in the midst of Uranus transits. Great call and one that few seasoned astrologers would miss. She correctly points out that the last transit of Uranus conjunct Joyce’s Sun is on March 3rd 2018. Uranus is the planet of disruption, sudden shocks
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A common misunderstanding about astrology is that it just describes an influence of energy. However the celestial bodies don’t actually influence us (except for the Sun and Moon and Jupiter in a physical sense), although you’d be forgiven for thinking that the planets and stars have an influence given the way many astrologers talk about
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Again I am experimenting with new ways of presenting a horoscope which presents information more clearly. In the standard representation the planets are all arranged along the same circle. This gives little indication of distance between them, which can be a difficult concept for a beginner. Presenting a Accurately representing a 3-D spatial arrangement on
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Interesting to view the GeoScope for this morning (Australian time). 9 out of 10 planets are above the horizon. Moon square Saturn provides an important theme along with the separating Mars-Neptune square
